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Citizen scientists called upon to record rare desert frogs

The Australian Museum is calling on people living in the outback to become citizen scientists and help find rare desert frogs.
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Small frog sitting on open hand
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds

Older Aussies not keen to live in aged care

The pandemic and Royal Commission into Aged Care has left many reluctant to move into a residential facility.
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Close up of elderly person's hand on a chair.
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Eric Bana on the powerful actors who make The Dry 2 great

Based on the mystery thriller novel by Jane Harper and a sequel to 2020 hit The Dry, Force of Nature is the second movie about federal agent Aaron Falk, played by Eric Bana.
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Eric Bana stands looking out over a wild mountain range
Duration: 2 minutes 15 seconds

Former ACCC head calls for action on price gouging

A new report by the former chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, professor Allan Fels, reveals major companies are charging Australians too much and driving up inflation.
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Professor Allan Fels wearing a navy suit and blue tie.
Duration: 2 minutes 27 seconds

New workplace reforms set to pass parliament

The Federal government looks to have secured the numbers it needs in the Senate to pass workplace laws.
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A man in a suit with grey hair speaks at a press conference.
Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds

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Price gouging report finds big businesses are exploiting Australians

The former chair of the ACCC takes aim at electricity providers, banks, airlines, supermarkets, and other big businesses in his new report on price gouging and unfair pricing practices.
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Sally McManus holding a report, standing next to Professor Allan Fels.

Items recovered during search for missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy not related to case

Police say items recovered during a search of bushland near the home of missing Ballarat East woman Samantha Murphy are not related to her whereabouts. 
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Mining giant blocked from port expansion in High Court win for native title holders

The High Court rules in favour of native title holders in the Northern Territory preventing mining giant Glencore from expanding a critical part of its large zinc and lead mine on the Gulf of Carpentaria.
An aerial image of a port on the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria near Borroloola.

Sick of doomscrolling and being 'constantly on call', these Australians switched to a 'dumbphone'

With mobile phone use on the rise, people of various ages are turning to simpler devices.
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A close up of a person's hands, one holding an iPhone and one holding a small flip phone.

Parents of two-year-old girl charged with murder

Police will allege that toddler Diana Jane Hanbury was denied medical intervention from her parents which caused her death in north Queensland in 2022.
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A woman with her back to the camera walking next to a plain-clothed police detective.

Tax cuts, integrity and 'far too much noise' dominate Question Time on second sitting day — as it happened

The speaker continues to ask members of parliament to "stop making so much noise" as stage 3 tax cuts dominate the discussion.
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Anthony Albanese speaking with his arms held out.